A new vet opened across from my pet food store. They had a coupon for a "free" exam. The pet supplier said they were great, and they had no suprises.

I decide to do a "walk in", figuring they would take a look at Kira's dirty ear, and see if it looks OK.

They take my coupon, no fees...so far, so good.

The doctor greets us, and we go into a room.

Here's the conversation:

Dr.: Hi, I'm Dr. xxxx
Me: Nice to meet you
Dr: Who's this?
Me: This is Kira.
Dr.: Oh, Kira's beautiful!.. What kind of dog is she?
Me: (bewildered) Large chihuahua
Me: Just kidding.. GSD
Dr.: Is she really? I've never seen one like this. She's so small and fluffy
Me: Small and fluffy? That should scare the bad guys.

Me: (Using an iPhone app that makes it appear that I got a phone call), Dr. OH, I forgot I had to pick up my daughter. I have to leave immediately.. LOL

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It seems the majority of people (in the US anyway), some vets included apparently, have a warped perception of how large a dog a GSD is suppose to be. I get people all the time asking what kind of dog Jasmine is, or if they recognize that she is GSD they still ask if she is purebred or still a puppy .... she is almost 14 months old, slightly above breed standard for a female at around 70 pounds and roughly 24" at the withers. All too often I get disbelieving looks when I explain that she is mostly full grown and actually at the top and even slightly larger than what a female GSD should be by breed standard.

I guess there are just too many oversized GSD's out there and people expect them all to be 100+ pounds and 30" tall. It's kind of a shame really.

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